Trois

In which a lover from the previous piece is seen with a new lover.

Zsama tells this story whenever asked that age-old question, "What's your biggest secret?":

"...You're sure you want to know? I will tell you. I'm like that. Plus I know about the dead hooker in your closet, so if you go n' try and turn me in or something, I've got something on you, you hear? No I'm kidding. But I WILL tell you, love"

(Zsama says "darlings" instead of "love" if telling this story to a group instead of a single recipient, but otherwise this story, told many a time, remains essentially the same in each telling - having been much-practiced, no doubt.)

"But I WILL tell you, darlings- because of my trust in you. You hear? Good. Then listen.